HERB - Re: herbalist V1 #537 Celtic woad Grinder
BJ of NZ
bjofnz at yahoo.co.nz
Thu Oct 12 17:58:19 PDT 2000
Hi I loved this CELTIC WARRIORS "WOAD" GRINDER, 100 BC
some one has had fun taking a huge Leap of illogic
Why I think the woad grinder wasn't intended for woad
grinding.
Next Question is it a mortor ?
what was it intended to grind?
should we trust Ebays descriptions in the future?
1 woad fLowers are yellow not blue
2 The blue colour comes from the Leaf not the flower
3 and the dye require's a Chemical reaction with
potassium( mineral salt) and Ammonium, in period
stale urine,
4 Pict not celt
woad Painted Celtic warriors not factual
The misconception stems from 1 reference made by
Julius Caeser about the picts
and could also be a mistranslation the same word
meaning stained or cut
so tattooed blue pict rather then painted woad Celts
and Number 5
54 bc romen history first reference to pict
Picts Didnt leave written History,
Carbon dating
pre historical fact 100bc ??????
CELTIC WARRIORS "WOAD" GRINDER, 100 BC / N.R.
Startling fantasticle Factual NO????
Item Description: c.1st Century BC. A large, slightly
crescentric "canoe shaped" Celtic warriors Woad
grinder. (i gotta go look at this)
pestle and mortar for grinding up the small blue
flowers that produced the distinctive facial blue dye
known as "Woad".
1 woad fLowers are yellow
2 The blue colour comes from the Leaf
3 and the dye require a Chemical reaction with
potassium( mineral salt) and Ammonium, in period
stale urine
Easier to carry a ready made pottle of face paint
Interestingly enough I've heard woad make a pretty
good Sun block,( reverse pattern Sun burn)No factual
reference and I wo'nt be experimenting Through it is
tempting.
Celtic Warriors used to paint elaborate patterns on
their faces and bodies in order to make them appear
more terrifying and fearsome to the Roman Invaders.4
woad Painted Celtic warriors not factual
THe misconceptionstems from 1 reference made by Julius
Caeser to picts and could be a mis translation the
same word meaning stained or cut
so tattooing blue pict rather then painted woad Celts
and Number 5
54 bc romen history
pre historical fact 100bc ??????
Bea of New Zealand
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